Wilhelm Steinitz
Wilhelm Steinitz
WilhelmSteinitzwas an Austrian and later American chess Master player, and the first undisputed world chess champion from 1886 to 1894. He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChess Player
Date of Birth17 May 1836
CountryUnited States of America
Wilhelm Steinitz quotes about
acceptance consists frequently sacrifice
The refutation of a sacrifice frequently consists in its acceptance.
gymnastics intellectual chess
Chess is intellectual gymnastics.
chess playing-chess opening
I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings
kings games chess-game
Capture of the adverse King is the ultimate but not the first object of the game
monkeys watches examining
Have you ever seen a monkey examining a watch?